Jay’s Realm

The scene is set in a bar on the campus where I work. I go there to fix computers sometimes. There’s a small stage at the front, and it has a second floor that can look out over the stage.

The scent of beer lingers in the air along with the usual musty bar smells. The lighting is kind of bad, and the fog machine they were using to try to look cool screwed up so there’s only a thin lingering mist around. BUt the haze adds a surreal feel to it all.

All the windows are open, and it’s fall outside so cool breeze flows in, contrasting sharply with the heat from all the people in the bar. Not cold enough to see your breath, but enough to have a slight nip to it.

I’m on the second floor right in the middle, leaving over the rail to watch you. There’s nobody in my way and the I catch your eye and smile. You smile back impishly and wink.

You’re wearing a semi tight t-shirt, jeans, and a belt that’s far too wide. The shirt is a pale blue and has a single word written across it, but I can’t make out what it is. You also have a necklace on. Not anything fancy, or overly shiny, but for some reason it just fits.

You down your drink and pick up the mike and the crowd starts cheering and clapping. Some jackass in the back calls out “Take it all off!” You just ignore him and the music starts in.

The beat cuts in hard and fast. Everyone else in the room aside from you and me is a fuzzy. The fact they don’t matter is transformed visually by them having no form. Only the knowledge they exist is there. No band. No spectators. No servers. Just you and me.

You begin to sing and it’s like the words flow through me. Penetrating me. Your voice wraps around me. It’s calm and exciting at the same time and it draws me in. You are very passionate and you want to express that how you know best to.

Even though your eyes break from mine to travel the crowd from time to time, I know you’re still focused on me. The look in your eyes is one of bliss. You are loving what you’re doing.

The lyrics and music fade away. I still feel them coursing through me but they no longer are something I can define. Your voice holds me entranced as you move your hips in time with the beat. You close your eyes and smile. The song ends and though it all fades away, the connection is still there.

You look at me and lick your lips, with another impish grin. Song after song you sing and it happens again and again. Everything fades away but you and me and the passion of the lyrics you share with me.

Time begins to run together and soon it feels like we’ve always been there, sharing that connection. The songs run together and the evening passes like a dream.

As the evening winds down, with you getting a standing ovation, I walk down the stairs to the stage and you jump down, having me catch you in my arms. I give you a hug and tell you you were wonderful and brush my hand over your cheek, leaning down to give you a kiss.